Apple and Google have removed a tactical voting app created by the organization of jailed Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny, from their respective mobile app
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Nym gets $6M for its anonymous overlay mixnet to sell privacy as a service
Switzerland-based privacy startup Nym Technologies has raised $6 million, which is being loosely pegged as a Series A round. Earlier raises included a $2.5M
ProtonMail gets a slick new look, as privacy tech eyes the mainstream
End-to-end encrypted email service ProtonMail has refreshed its design, updating with a cleaner look and a more customizable user interface — including the ability
Apple’s new encrypted browsing feature won’t be available in China, Saudi Arabia and more: report
Apple announced a handful of privacy-focused updates at its annual software developer conference on Monday. One called Private Relay particularly piques the interest of
Tencent helps Chinese students skip prohibitively low speeds for school websites overseas
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students enrolled in overseas schools are stranded as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt life and airlines worldwide. Learning
Australia sues Facebook over its use of Onavo to snoop
Yet more trouble brewing for Facebook: Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing the tech giant over its use, in 2016 and 2017,
Seven Hong Kong VPN providers accused of exposing private user data
Many activists and privacy advocates turn to virtual private networks to keep their internet activity away from prying eyes, but it appears that some
What you need to know about COVID-19-related cyberattacks
Cyberattacks are intensifying in the United States and globally Ray Espinoza 7 hours Ray Espinoza Contributor Ray Espinoza is head of security at Cobalt.io.
Why Congress isn’t working remotely due to COVID-19
As COVID-19 forces much of America to work from home, the United States Congress — whose 535 members have an average age of 60
Maintain data security when staff is working from home
The coronavirus pandemic has left governments floundering, businesses unprepared and citizens scrambling for hand sanitizer like it’s worth its weight in gold. The sense